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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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